Quartzsite Smelting

Model #:	Y	Engine #:
Bore & Stroke:	14" x 17"	Cylinders:	three
Horsepower:	150	RPM:	257

Current Owner:	Vista Antique Gas & Steam Engine Mus. link
Current Location:	Vista, California map
Current Condition:	Operational as display

Engine History

This engine was manufactured in 1922 and shipped to Alaska, then to Catalina Island California, then to Arizona as a stationary generator supplying power to smelting operations in Quartzsite.

In 1983, it was donated to the Vista California Antique Gas & Steam Engien Museum and restored to operating condition by volunteers. This engine and others are started up during the museum's annual shows in June and October.

External Links

Vista California Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum
Gas Engine Row Exhibit
1922 Fairbanks-Morse Information Page
Wikipedia Entry on the Vista California Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum